The Narcissist Cookbook
​a better way to live
[Verse 1]
I guess I've got a lot of nerve showing up around here
I mean yeah, this is my room
And I'm just talking to myself
But god I swear I used to smile more
Even liked the way it felt
But it's been seven months since you told me you loved me

I mean, you tell me all the time
It's not like you never say it
It's kinda more like I don't hear it
Like I don't want to hear it
Cause it sends a little spark up through my nerves into my brain
Into the part of me that's sleeping and doesn't want to wake up

[Chorus]
It goes:
Hey
Hey
There's a better way to live
That's not this whole weird thing we keep doing to ourselves
We do it to ourselves

[Verse 2]
I've got a lot of guts
But all they do is sit inside me and take up space
Churn and ache
They tell me when I'm making a terrible mistake
But they also tell me I should eat a whole pint of ice cream
And yeah, I guess
I don't know who I trust the best
The angel or the demon or the pain in my chest
When you tell me you're leaving me

[Chorus]
And it goes:
Hey
Hey hey
There's a better way to live
That's not this whole weird thing you keep doing to yourself
You do it to yourself
But there's a better way to live

[Bridge]
So here's to writing songs for fun forever
Bingeing out on life's dull pleasures
Paying my rent with my guitar
Surviving without a fucking car
Indulging my narcissistic whining
And once a week play Dungeons and Dragons with friends

[Outro]
These are all fun alternatives to dying
These are all fun alternatives to dying
These are all fun alternatives to dying